What 'opening the scars' amounts to is 'it been done last time , it worked , it may work this time , we will try it' and i dont see how that can be nonsense . Personally , i think it will work a treat , but if it fails , it was worth a go .
And as for the 'snore' ie you're tired of hearing the same stuff .....well im kinda tired of 'the aussie bowlers wont last a test before breaking down' etc etc. If thats what you need to say to mentally even out the ledger then you are being desperate (even if its a likely eventuality it desperate to cling to that for hope). England should hope one of our pace bowlers doesn't go down bringing Sayers into the team .
I'm so glad so many english fans think the aussie bowlers are nothing special /wont go the distance etc etc ..... thats a great way to be set up for a big fall .
Nah that's what you've chosen to take it as yourself, not what it actually says
As for the Aussie pace attack, meh. They're a decent attack, but that is what you'd expect in test cricket. No allrounder is a problem for me, who's bowling the extra overs? Looked a lot more threatening with Mitchell Marsh in the side, can't believe Cartwright doesn't seem to be taken seriously?
Hazlewood looks to be the best, but he's not unusually threatening for test level. Bowled better than his career stats in the last Ashes, didn't affect much. Starc - could be a problem if he consistently cleans up the tail. Good yorkers but that doesn't get you hatfuls against the top order in tests. Cummins, lots of hype. From what I've seen in international cricket, decent bowler but haven't seen much outstanding. Still facing third man at point of release by the looks of things so yes, more injuries to come. Just had to look up Sayers, looks very tidy but if English batsmen (other than Vince) can't play that style of bowling we're in real trouble!
Lyon is the key for me, underrated in Oz particularly. If he goes well and gets through a lot of overs, Australia are likely to be on top. If one or two of the England batsmen get on top of him then Australia are in serious trouble trying to find extra overs as Starc/Cummins get slower and less effective. The flatter the pitches are, the more likely an Aussie win. If they do a bit, I'll very happily back England. Other than the obvious players, Dawid Malan could be key.
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